Fun in the Fall

We had lots of outdoor fun this week. Stansbury has an old historical mill that puts on a small pumpkin walk every year. It is nothing to Logan's production, but was fun nonetheless. Jen and Ethan went with some of her buddies from her aerobics group and their kids. Here are some pictures of their afternoon.





Today our family went up the canyon to see what was left of the leaves. Ethan especially enjoyed the outing. He wouldn't stop chattering the whole time and loved being free to climb and wander.

Ethan was such a tough kid. Whenever he fell down (which happened frequently with all of the rocks hiding under the leaves), he would just brush off his hands, and get back up to continue wandering.

Ethan was a funny boy today. Apparently in nursery he volunteered to say the prayer. When the nursery leader asked who wanted to say the prayer, Ethan said "me." We were surprised to hear this since he can't say prayers yet and we are lucky to get him to fold his arms and keep his eyes closed.

This weekend we were blessed to be visited by both grandma Morrey and grandma Taylor. Ethan absolutely loves his grandmas and talks about them all the time. He always loves to be around them. When they left he sobbed. He has never been so sad to see them leave before.

This week our baby girl weighs about 6.8 pounds and measures over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). We are getting more and more anxious for her birth and are hopeful she'll come this week (then we can finally verify that she is a baby and not a fruit or veggie).

The Clock is Ticking

This week our little bundle of joy is full-term. For those of you who don't know what that means, she could be born at any time and not be considered a preemie.
Isn't Jen a cute pregnant lady? She has started going back to aerobics this week to try to work the baby out. The doctor says everything is looking good, and things are starting to progress.

Now that things are getting down to the wire, it's time to predict when our little bundle of joy will arrive. She is due November 10. (Jen has requested that you not be cruel and guess anything later than our anniversary - November 18.) Please make your guess by making a comment to this post, or send us an email if you are having trouble getting the comment thing to work.
To make things easier for you, we've provided a calender.


Here's our guesses:
Jen - November 4, 8:15 am (so she can have breakfast) after 6 hours of labor. She wants the baby to come on election day so there will be at least some good news for the day.
Kyle - October 29, 9:12 pm after 4 hours of labor (just enough time to get to the hospital and find out there's just enough time for an epidural). I was going to guess yesterday so I didn't have to prepare/teach Sunday School today, but then I'd be wrong.
Ethan - November 1, 12:23 am after 5 hours of labor. This way, he can go Trick-or-Treating for the first time and not have to go to bed.

Ethan continues to get better at his ABC's and loves to play with his big foam letters all the time. Because Ethan loves the alphabet so much, we made him a special breakfast.

This week, she weighs approximately 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, like a stalk of swiss chard.

Alphabet Boy

For the last month or so Ethan has become very interested in the alphabet. He started by pointing to letters on Mom's shirt and asking what they were. When we were visiting Grandma Taylor last weekend he had so much fun playing with her magnet letters and practicing naming them. We couldn't resist but get him his own letters to play with. They have been such a hit. He carries them all around the house telling us what they are (he doesn't always get them right yet). He never has really liked bath time before, but now we have trouble getting him to leave the tub. Learning his letters has really helped his vocabulary and pronunciation improve a lot.

We can't believe how fast our baby has grown!! This week she weighs approx. 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is over 18 1/2 inches long. Only one more week and she'll be full-term. Jen has been taking a break from attending her step aerobics class because she was concerned about contractions it was bringing on. After this week she plans on going back in hopes that she can work the baby out sooner.

Conference Weekend

We had a great weekend visiting family for Conference. We didn't get as much sleep as we would have liked (since it was too easy to stay up late visiting and because Ethan likes to get up at 6:30 regardless of how late he stays up). We had a fun time regardless. Ethan had fun playing with his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was fun to show off all of his new vocabulary and he entertained us by playing daddy's harmonica.

This is about the only picture taken this week. Ethan got to pick out a pumpkin from Grandma Taylor's garden.
This week our baby is just over 18 inches long and about 5 1/4 lbs (like a honeydew melon). We can hardly believe we are so close to having her here!! It is a bit scary thinking about what is coming in the next few weeks. Although I won't know until next Monday the position of the baby or if I'm starting dilate, I can certainly tell that things are starting to happen as I get more aches, and contractions. Maybe it is wishful thinking, but I just have a feeling that she's going to come early. Ethan was a day late so I have no reason to think this, but still I sense it. Monday is also the beginning of my weekly visits (for those of you who are curious).